Charles Clement

Charles Clement is a former foreign correspondent in Asia who enjoyed many memorable adventures in Shanghai—including several lively evenings in the Seamen’s Club, a long-faded remnant of The Shanghai Club that only boasts but a small section of the once noteworthy Long Bar.

Favorite author: William Somerset Maugham

Interests: Film noir, coffee, and Shelties

Favorite movie: Sur mes lèvres (Read My Lips)